Gas line valve may have been tampered with prior to fatal house explosion in Spencer

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SPENCER, Ind.– Officials say they have concluded their investigation into a fatal house explosion Wednesday in Owen County.

The investigation involved members of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the State Fire Marshal, with assistance from the Owen County Sheriff’s Department, the Owen Valley Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Investigators believe that a gas line valve may have been tampered with prior to the explosion, but the official cause has been listed as undetermined due to the extensive damage.